The 9th Annual Bryan Awards
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CONTACT: Bryan A. Curtiss (614) 735-6422
July 14, 2009-
Best of Television Recognized for 9th Annual Bryan Awards
COLUMBUS- What do a recently canceled soap opera, a drama about vampires, and a spoof of a late night TV show all have in common? These are among the series nominated for Bryan Awards this year.
CBS’s “Guiding Light”, HBO’s “True Blood”, and NBC’s “30 Rock” are among the nomination leaders of the 9th Annual Bryan Awards.
“Guiding Light” has the most nominations overall with 25 nominations, including for Best Daytime Soap Opera. HBO’s “True Blood” leads all primetime series with 22 Nominations, including Outstanding New Series. NBC’s “30 Rock” leads the Comedy race with 15 nominations. HBO’s “Grey Gardens” leads all television movies with 17 nominations.
CBS leads all networks with 126 Bryan Award nominations, followed by HBO with 116, NBC with 113, ABC with 91, and Fox with 57.
There are nominations in over 100 categories ranging from Outstanding Series and Episode of the Year to Cutest Couple and Best Villain.
Winners in the Main Categories will be announced on September 13, 2009 and winners in the Technical Categories will be announced on August 29, 2009. Three shows will be the recipients of Governor’s Awards on September 13- “ER”, “Guiding Light”, and “The Simpsons”.
The list of nominees for the 9th Annual Bryan Awards can be viewed online at http://thebryanawards.bravehost.com.
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OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES:
Californication (Showtime)- Tom Kapinos, David Duchovny, and Scott Winant, Executive Producers
Family Guy (Fox)- Seth McFarlane, David A. Goodman, and Chris Sheridan, Executive Producers
Flight of the Conchords (HBO)- James Bobin, Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie, Troy Miller, and Stu Smiley, Executive Producers
The Office (NBC)- Greg Daniels, Ricky Gervais, Howard Klein, Paul Lieberstein, Stephen Merchant, Benjamin Silverman, Executive Producers
30 Rock (NBC)- Robert Carlock, Tina Fey, Marci Klein, Lorne Michaels, David Miner, Executive Producers
Weeds (Showtime)- Roberto Benabib, Jenji Kohan and Craig Zisk, Executive Producers
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES:
Dexter (Showtime)- Clyde Phillips, John Goldwyn, and Sara Colleton, Executive Producers
ER (NBC)- John Wells, Michael Crichton, and Christopher Chulack, Executive Producers
Friday Night Lights (NBC/The 101)- Sarah Aubrey, Peter Berg, Brian Grazer, Jason Katims, David Nevins, Executive Producers
House (Fox)- David Shore, Bryan Singer, Katie Jacobs, and Paul Attanasio, Executive Producers
Mad Men (AMC)- Matthew Weiner, Executive Producer
24 (Fox)- Brian Grazer, Howard Gordon, Robert Cochran & Joel Surnow, Evan Katz, Jon Cassar, Manny Coto, David Fury and Kiefer Sutherland, Executive Producers
OUTSTANDING DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES:
All My Children (ABC)- Julie Hanan Carruthers, Executive Producer
Guiding Light (CBS)- Ellen Wheeler, Executive Producer
The Young and the Restless (CBS)- Paul Rauch and Maria Arena Bell, Executive Producers
OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC, OR COMEDY SERIES:
The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)- Stephen Colbert, Allison Silverman, Jon Stewart, Executive Producers
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)- Rory Albanese, Josh Lieb, Jon Stewart, Executive Producers
The Late Show with David Letterman (CBS)- Rob Burnett, Barbara Pope, Marla Gaines, Jude Brennan, and David Letterman, Executive Producers
Saturday Night Live (NBC)- Lorne Michaels, Executive Producer
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (NBC)
OUTSTANDING MINISERIES:
Generation Kill (HBO)- Ed Burns, George Faber, Charles Pattinson, David Simon, Anne Thomopoulos, Executive Producers
House of Saddam (HBO)- Hilary Salmon and Alex Holmes, Executive Producers
Little Dorrit- Masterpiece Theatre (PBS)- Anne Pivcevic and Rebecca Eaton, Executive Producers
OUTSTANDING MADE-FOR-TV-MOVIE:
Grey Gardens (HBO)- Lucy Barzun Donnelly, Rachael Horovitz, and Michael Sucsy, Executive Producers
Into the Storm (HBO)- Ridley and Tony Scott, David W. Zucker, and David M. Thompson, Executive Producers
Prayers for Bobby (Lifetime)- Stanley M. Brooks, David Permut, Daniel Sladek, and Chris Taaffe, Executive Producers
Taking Chance (HBO)- Ross Katz, Brad Krevoy, Cathy Wischner-Sola, Executive Producers
24: Redemption (Fox)- Brian Grazer, Howard Gordon, Evan Katz, Jon Cassar, Manny Coto, David Fury and Kiefer Sutherland, Executive Producers
OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC, OR COMEDY SPECIAL:
Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular (CBS)
Craig Ferguson: A Wee Bit of Revolution (Comedy Central)
Kathy Griffin: She’ll Cut a Bitch (Bravo)
Ricky Gervais: Out of England (HBO)
Will Ferrell: You’re Welcome America (HBO)
OUTSTANDING NEW SERIES:
The Mentalist (CBS)- Bruno Heller, Creator; Bruno Heller and David Nutter, Executive Producers
The Number One Ladies Detective Agency (HBO)- Based on the Best-Selling Novels by Alexander McCall Smith; Richard Curtis, Amy J. Moore, Sydney Pollack, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Executive Producers
Parks and Recreation (NBC)- Greg Daniels & Michael Schur, Creators; Howard Klein, Greg Daniels, and Michael Schur, Executive Producers
True Blood (HBO)- Alan Ball, Creator/Executive Producer
The United States of Tara (Showtime)- Diablo Cody, Creator; Diablo Cody, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Steven Spielberg, Executive Producers
OUTSTANDING REALITY-COMPETITION SERIES:
The Amazing Race (CBS)
American Idol (Fox)
Dancing With the Stars (ABC)
Project Runway (Bravo)
Survivor (CBS)
OUTSTANDING NON-FICTION or TRADITIONAL REALITY SERIES:
The Dog Whisperer (Bravo)
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC)
High School Reunion (TV Land)
Jon and Kate Plus Eight (TLC)
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (Bravo)
30 Days (F/X)
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS PROGRAM:
Be the Change: LIVE from the Inaugural (MTV)
ER Retrospective (NBC)
Farrah’s Story (NBC)
This American Life (Showtime)
OUTSTANDING ANIMATED SERIES:
American Dad (Fox)- Seth McFarlane, Mike Barker, and Matt Weitzman, Executive Producers
King of the Hill (Fox)- Mike Judge, Executive Producers
The Simpsons (Fox)- Al Jean, Matt Groening, James L. Brooks, Sam Simon, Executive Producers
South Park (Comedy Central)- Trey Parker, Matt Stone, and Anne Garefino, Executive Producers
OUTSTANDING TALK SHOW:
The Bonnie Hunt Show (Syndicated)
The Doctors (Syndicated)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (Syndicated)
Rachael Ray (Syndicated)
The Steve Wilkos Show (Syndicated)
The Tyra Banks Show (Syndicated)
OUTSTANDING GAME SHOW:
Cash Cab (Discovery Channel)
Deal or No Deal (NBC/SYN)
Jeopardy (SYN)
OUTSTANDING CHILDREN'S PROGRAM:
The (New) Electric Company (PBS)
Hannah Montana (Disney)
Sesame Street (PBS)
OUTSTANDING NEWS SHOW:
Meet the Press (NBC)
60 Minutes (CBS)
Today (NBC)
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS SPECIAL EVENT:
The 2008 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony (NBC)
The 81st Annual Academy Awards (ABC)
The Super Bowl XLIII Halftime Show (NBC)
The 2008 Tony Awards (CBS)
Stand Up To Cancer (Various)
OUTSTANDING STUDIO SPORTS SERIES:
College Football GameDay (ESPN)
Inside the NFL (Showtime)
Inside the NBA (TNT)
The NFL Today (CBS)
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO)
OUTSTANDING SPORTS EVENT:
Eight for Eight- Michael Phelps: The 2008 Summer Olympic Games (NBC)
NBA Eastern Conference Finals: Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Orlando Magic (TNT)
NBA Finals: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Boston Celtics (ABC)
NCAA Tournament, First Round- Siena Saints vs. Ohio State Buckeyes (CBS)
Super Bowl XLIII: Arizona Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (NBC)
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OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Johnny Galecki as Leonard Hofstadter (The Big Bang Theory, CBS)
Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper (The Big Bang Theory, CBS)
David Duchovny as Hank Moody (Californication, Showtime)
Josh Radnor as Ted Mosby (How I Met Your Mother, CBS)
Steve Carell as Michael Scott (The Office, NBC)
Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy (30 Rock, NBC)
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES:
Bryan Cranston as Walter H. White (Breaking Bad, AMC)
Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan (Dexter, Showtime)
Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House (House, Fox)
Gabriel Byrne as Dr. Paul Weston (In Treatment, HBO)
Jon Hamm as Don Draper (Mad Men, AMC)
Simon Baker as Patrick Jane (The Mentalist, CBS)
Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer (24, Fox)
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES:
Darnell Williams as Jesse Hubbard (All My Children, CBS)
Grant Aleksander as Phillip Spaulding (Guiding Light, CBS)
Daniel Cosgrove as Bill Lewis (Guiding Light, CBS)
Robert Newman as Joshua Lewis (Guiding Light, CBS)
Trevor St. John as Todd Manning (One Life to Live, ABC)
Eric Braeden as Victor Newman (The Young and the Restless, CBS)
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
Alexander Skarsgaard as Sgt. Brad “Iceman” Colbert (Generation Kill, HBO)
Cuba Gooding Jr. as Dr. Ben Carson (Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story, TNT)
Igal Naor as Saddam Hussein (House of Saddam, HBO)
Brendan Gleeson as Sir Winston Churchill (Into the Storm, HBO)
Sir Ian McKellen as King Lear (King Lear, PBS)
Kevin Bacon as Lt. Col. Mike Strobl (Taking Chance, HBO)
Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer (24: Redemption, Fox)
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A NEW SERIES:
Jay Mohr as Gary Brooks (Gary Unmarried, CBS)
Timothy Hutton as Nathan Ford (Leverage, TNT)
Tim Roth as Dr. Cal Lightman (Lie to Me, Fox)
Jason O’Mara as Sam Tyler (Life on Mars, ABC)
Simon Baker as Patrick Jane (The Mentalist, CBS)
Stephen Moyer as Bill Compton (True Blood, HBO)
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Paula Marshall as Allison Brooks (Gary Unmarried, CBS)
Alexandra Wentworth as Dr. Elizabeth Goode (Head Cases, Starz)
Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope (Parks and Recreation, NBC)
Christina Applegate as Samantha Newly (Samantha Who?, ABC)
Tina Fey as Liz Lemon (30 Rock, NBC)
Toni Collette as Tara Gregson (The United States of Tara, Showtime)
Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy Botwin (Weeds, Showtime)
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES:
Sally Field as Nora Walker (Brothers & Sisters, ABC)
Kyra Sedgwick as Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson (The Closer, TNT)
Glenn Close as Patty Hewes (Damages, F/X)
Angela Bassett as Dr. Catherine Banfield (ER, NBC)
Connie Britton as Tami Taylor (Friday Night Lights, NBC/The 101)
January Jones as Betty Draper (Mad Men, AMC)
Holly Hunter as Grace Hanadarko (Saving Grace, TNT)
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES:
Debbi Morgan as Angie Hubbard (All My Children, ABC)
Arianne Zuker as Nicole Walker (Days of Our Lives, NBC)
Kim Zimmer as Reva Shayne O’Neill (Guiding Light, CBS)
Susan Haskell as Marty Saybrooke (One Life to Live, ABC)
Jeanne Cooper as Katherine Chancellor (The Young and the Restless, CBS)
Michelle Stafford as Phyllis Summers Newman (The Young and the Restless, CBS)
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
Anna Paquin as Irena Sendler (The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler, CBS)
Drew Barrymore as “Little” Edith Bouvier Beale (Grey Gardens, HBO)
Jessica Lange as “Big” Edith Bouvier Bealer (Grey Gardens, HBO)
Lauren Ambrose as Leah Lever (Loving Leah, CBS)
Sigourney Weaver as Mary Griffith (Prayers for Bobby, Lifetime)
Tammy Blanchard as Sybil (Sybil, CBS)
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A NEW SERIES:
Paula Marshall as Allison Brooks (Gary Unmarried, CBS)
Mary McCormack as Mary Shannon (In Plain Sight, USA)
Jill Scott as Precious Ramotswe (The Number One Ladies Detective Agency, HBO)
Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope (Parks and Recreation, NBC)
Anna Paquin as Sookie Stackhouse (True Blood, HBO)
Toni Collette as Tara Gregson (The United States of Tara, Showtime)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Jeremy Piven as Ari Gold (Entourage, HBO)
Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson (How I Met Your Mother, CBS)
John Krasinski as Jim Halpert (The Office, NBC)
Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schrute (The Office, NBC)
Jack McBrayer as Kenneth Parcell (30 Rock, NBC)
Tracy Morgan as Tracy Jordan (30 Rock, NBC)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES:
Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman (Breaking Bad, AMC)
William Hurt as Daniel Purcell (Damages, F/X)
Robert Sean Leonard as Dr. James Wilson (House, Fox)
John Mahoney as Walter (In Treatment, HBO)
John Slattery as Roger Sterling (Mad Men, AMC)
Nelsan Ellis as Lafayette Reynolds (True Blood, HBO)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES:
Jacob Young as J.R. Chandler (All My Children, ABC)
Van Hansis as Luke Snyder (As the World Turns, CBS)
Jeff Branson as Shayne Lewis (Guiding Light, CBS)
Justin Deas as Buzz Cooper (Guiding Light, CBS)
John-Paul Lavoisier as Rex Balsom (One Life to Live, ABC)
Ted Shackleford as Jeffrey Bardwell (The Young and the Restless, CBS)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
Lee Tergesen as Evan Wright (Generation Kill, HBO)
Malcolm Gets as George “Gould” Strong (Grey Gardens, HBO)
Ken Howard as Phelan Beale (Grey Gardens, HBO)
Len Cariou as Franklin D. Roosevelt (Into the Storm, HBO)
Tom Courtenay as William Dorrit (Little Dorrit, PBS)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A NEW SERIES:
Michael Imperioli as Det. Ray Carling (Life on Mars, ABC)
Harvey Keitel as Lt. Gene Hunt (Life on Mars, ABC)
Nelsan Ellis as Lafayette Reynolds (True Blood, HBO)
Chris Bauer as Det. Andy Bellefleur (True Blood, HBO)
John Corbett as Max Gregson (The United States of Tara, Showtime)
Kurtwood Smith as Dick Clayton (Worst Week, CBS)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Dana Delany as Katherine Mayfair (Desperate Housewives, ABC)
Jenna Fischer as Pam Beesley (The Office, NBC)
Jane Lynch as Constance Carmell (Party Down, Starz)
Amy Poehler, Performer (Saturday Night Live, NBC)
Kristen Wiig, Performer (Saturday Night Live, NBC)
Jane Krakowski as Jenna Maroney (30 Rock, NBC)
Elizabeth Perkins as Celia Hodes (Weeds, Showtime)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES:
Rose Byrne as Ellen Parsons (Damages, F/X)
Marcia Gay Harden as Claire Maddox (Damages, F/X)
Katherine Heigl as Izzie Stevens (Grey’s Anatomy, ABC)
Lisa Edelstein as Dr. Lisa Cuddy (House, Fox)
Christina Hendricks as Joan (Mad Men, AMC)
Cherry Jones as President Allison Taylor (24, Fox)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES:
Julie Pinson as Janet Ciccone (As the World Turns, CBS)
Heather Tom as Katie Logan (The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS)
Mandy Bruno as Marina Cooper Camaletti (Guiding Light, CBS)
Crystal Chappell as Olivia Spencer (Guiding Light, CBS)
Kathy Brier as Marcie McBain (One Life to Live, ABC)
Judith Chapman as Gloria Bardwell (The Young and the Restless, CBS)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
Marcia Gay Harden as Janina Sendler (The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler, CBS)
Jeanne Tripplehorn as Jackie Onassis (Grey Gardens, HBO)
Shohreh Aghdashloo as Sajida Talfah (House of Saddam, HBO)
Janet McTeer as Clementine Churchill (Into the Storm, HBO)
Judy Parfitt as Mrs. Clennam (Little Dorrit, PBS)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A NEW SERIES:
Lesley Ann Warren as Jinx Shannon (In Plain Sight, USA)
Gretchen Mol as Annie Norris (Life on Mars, ABC)
Anika Noni Rose as Grace Makutsi (The Number One Ladies Detective Agency, HBO)
Jane Lynch as Constance Carmell (Party Down, Starz)
Jane Kaczmarek as Trudy Kessler (Raising the Bar, TNT)
OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTOR IN A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES:
Mick Hazen as Parker Snyder (As the World Turns, CBS)
Billy Magnussen as Casey Hughes (As the World Turns, CBS)
Blake Berris as Nick Fallon (Days of Our Lives, NBC)
Darin Brooks as Max Brady (Days of Our Lives, NBC)
E.J. Bonilla as Rafe Rivera (Guiding Light, CBS)
OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTOR IN A PRIMETIME SERIES:
Douglas Smith as Ben Henrickson (Big Love, HBO)
Chace Crawford as Nate Archibald (Gossip Girl, The CW)
Angus T. Jones as Jake Harper (Two and a Half Men, CBS)
Keir Gilchrist as Marshall Gregson (The United States of Tara, Showtime)
Alexander Gould as Shane Botwin (Weeds, Showtime)
Hunter Parrish as Silas Botwin (Weeds, Showtime)
OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTRESS IN A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES:
Meredith Hagner as Liberty Ciccone (As the World Turns, CBS)
Marnie Schulenberg as Alison Stewart (As the World Turns, CBS)
Rachel Melvin as Chelsea Brady (Days of Our Lives, NBC)
Julie Marie Berman as Lulu Spencer (General Hospital, ABC)
Kristen Alderson as Starr Manning (One Life to Live, ABC)
Emily O'Brien as Jana Hawkes (The Young and the Restless, CBS)
OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTRESS IN A PRIMETIME SERIES:
Kaley Cuoco as Penny (The Big Bang Theory, CBS)
Amanda Seyfried as Sarah Henrickson (Big Love, HBO)
Adrianne Palicki as Tyra Collette (Friday Night Lights, NBC/The 101)
Blake Lively as Serena van der Woodsen (Gossip Girl, The CW)
Hayden Panettiere as Claire Bennet (Heroes, NBC)
Alison Pill as April (In Treatment, HBO)
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE CAST IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Desperate Housewives (ABC)- Teri Hatcher, Marcia Cross, Felicity Huffman, Eva Longoria Parker, Nicolette Sheridan, Doug Savant, James Denton, Ricardo Antonio Chavira, Neal McDonough, Kyle McLachlan, Shawn Pyfrom, Nathan Fillion, Dana Delany
How I Met Your Mother (CBS)- Josh Radnor, Cobie Smulders, Jason Segel, Alyson Hannigan, Neil Patrick Harris
The Office (NBC)- Leslie David Baker, Brian Baumgartner, Creed Bratton, Andy Buckley, Steve Carell, Jenna Fischer, Kate Flannery, Ed Helms, Mindy Kaling, Angela Kinsey, John Krasinski, Paul Lieberstein, B.J. Novak, Oscar Nuñez, Craig Robinson, Phyllis Smith, Rainn Wilson
Saturday Night Live (NBC)- Fred Armisen, Will Forte, Bill Hader, Darrell Hammond, Seth Meyers, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Jason Sudeikis, Kenan Thompson, Michaela Watkins, Kristen Wiig, Casey Wilson
30 Rock (NBC)- Scott Adsit, Alec Baldwin, Katrina Bowden, Kevin Brown, Grizz Chapman, Tina Fey, Judah Friedlander, Jane Krakowski, John Lutz, Jack McBrayer, Tracy Morgan, Maulik Pancholy, Keith Powell, Lonny Ross
Weeds (Showtime)- Mary-Louise Parker, Elizabeth Perkins, Justin Kirk, Andy Milder, Allie Grant, Alexander Gould, Hunter Parrish
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE CAST IN A DRAMA SERIES:
Big Love (HBO)- Daveigh Chase, Bruce Dern, Shawn Doyle, Mireille Enos, Ginnifer Goodwin, Keegan Holst, Tina Majorino, Joel McKinnon Miller, Bill Paxton, Mary Kay Place, Matt Ross, Chloe Sevigny, Amanda Seyfried, Douglas Smith, Harry Dean Stanton, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Melora Walters, Jolean Wejbe, Grace Zabriskie
Damages (F/X)- Zachary Booth, Rose Byrne, Glenn Close, David Costabile, John Doman, Tate Donovan, Anastasia Griffith, Darrell Hammond, Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt, Glenn Kessler, Timothy Olyphant, Clarke Peters, Mario Van Peebles
Friday Night Lights (NBC/The 101)- Connie Britton, Kyle Chandler, Zach Gilford, Minka Kelly, Taylor Kitsch, Brad Leland, D.W. Moffett, Adrienne Palicki, Derek Philips, Jesse Plemons, Louanne Stephens, Jeremy Sumpter, Aimee Teegarden, Janine Turner, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson
Grey's Anatomy (ABC)- Patrick Dempsey, Ellen Pompeo, Justin Chambers, Eric Dane, Katherine Heigl, T.R. Knight, Chyler Leigh, Sandra Oh, Sara Ramirez, Chandra Wilson
Mad Men (AMC)- Bryan Batt, Michael Gladis, Jon Hamm, Christina Hendricks, January Jones, Vincent Kartheiser, Robert Morse, Elisabeth Moss, Maggie Siff, John Slattery, Rich Sommer, Aaron Staton
True Blood (HBO)- Chris Bauer, Kristin Bauer, Nelsan Ellis, Ryan Kwanten, Todd Lowe, Stephen Moyer, Anna Paquin, Jim Parrack, Adina Porter, Carrie Preston, Michael Raymond-James, William Sanderson, Alexander Skarsgård, Lois Smith, Sam Trammell, Rutina Wesley
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE CAST IN A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES:
All My Children (ABC)- David Canary, Brittany Allen, Amanda Baker, Bobbie Eakes, Melissa Claire Egan, Beth Ehlers, Ricky Paull Goldin, Vincent Irizarry, Thorsten Kaye, Michael E. Knight, Shannon Kane, Susan Lucci, Jamie “NOT Liza Colby” Luner, Ray MacDonnell, J.R. Martinez, Cameron Mathison, Adam Mayfield, Alicia Minshew, James Mitchell, Brianne Moncrief, Debbi Morgan, Eden Riegel, Cornelius Smith Jr., Chrishell Stause, Aiden Turner, Denise Vasi, Walt Willey, Darnell Williams, and Jacob Young
Guiding Light (CBS)- Grant Aleksander, Murray Bartlett, Robert Bogue, E.J. Bonilla, Jeff Branson, Mandy Bruno, Crystal Chappell, Jordan Clarke, Bradley Cole, Zack Conroy, Daniel Cosgrove, Justin Deas, Bonnie Dennison, Frank Dicopoulous, John Driscoll, Marj Dusay, Nicole Forester, Maeve Kinkead, Jessica Leccia, Karla Mosley, Kurt McKinney, Robert Newman, Michael O’Leary, Tom Pelphrey, Ron Raines, Marcy Rylan, Michelle Ray Smith, Lawrence Saint Victor, Gina Tognoni, Caitlin Van Zandt, and Kim Zimmer
One Life to Live (ABC)- Erika Slezak, Eddie Alderson, Kristen Alderson, Melissa Archer, BethAnn Bonner, Kathy Brier, John Brotherton, Brandon Buddy, Scott Clifton, Kamar de los Reyes, Kassie DePaiva, Daphne Duplaix, Michael Easton, Farah Fath, David Fumero, Melissa Fumero, Susan Haskell, Catherine Hickland, Crystal Hunt, Brian Kerwin, John-Paul Lavoisier, Mark Lawson, Florencia Lozano, Jack Rovello, Hillary B. Smith, Trevor St. John, Timothy D. Stickney, Robin Strasser, Tika Sumpter, Jason Tam, Terrell Tilford, Brittany Underwood, Jerry ver Dorn, Austin Williams, Bree Williamson, Robert S. Woods
The Young and the Restless (CBS)- Peter Bergman, Vail Bloom, Eric Braeden, Tracey Bregman, Sharon Case, Tricia Cast, Judith Chapman, Jeanne Cooper, Doug Davidson, Don Diamont, Chris Engen, Adrienne Frantz, Daniel Goddard, Michael Graziadei, Amelia Heinle, Vincent Irizarry, Chrystel Khalil, Christian J. LeBlanc, Kate Linder, Thad Luckinbill, Bryton McClure, Joshua Morrow, Nia Peeples, Eyal Podell, Maya Reddine, Greg Rikaart, Kristoff St. John, Kevin Schmidt, Ted Shackleford, Michelle Stafford, Tammin Sursok, Melody Thomas Scott, Jess Walton
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE CAST IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
Generation Kill (HBO)- Sal Alvarez, Brian Barrera, Josh Barrett, Wilson Bethel, Sean Brosnan, Robert Burke, Benjamin Busch, Jeffrey Carisalez, Nabil Elouahabi, Mike Figueroa, Daniel Fox, Sydney Hall, Jon Huertas, Neal Jones, Chance Kelly, Michael Kelly, Langley Kirkwood, Eric Kocher, Eric Ladin, Theo Landey, Jonah Lotan, Billy Lush, Kellan Lutz, J. Salome Martinez, Rich McDonald, Marc Menchaca, Darron Meyer, Eric Nenninger, Stefan Otto, James Ransone, Rudy Reyes, Stark Sands, Justin Shaw, Kyle Siebert, Alexander Skarsgård, Bjorn Steinbach, Pawel Szajda, Lee Tergesen, Ray Valentin, Brian Patrick Wade, Owain Yeoman
Grey Gardens (HBO)- Drew Barrymore, Jessica Lange, Daniel Baldwin, Ken Howard, Malcolm Gets, Jeanne Tripplehorn
Living Proof (Lifetime)- Tammy Blanchard, Amanda Bynes, Jennifer Coolidge, Angie Harmon, Regina King, Swoosie Kurtz, Paula Cale Lisbe, Bernadette Peters, Trudy Styler
Taking Chance (HBO)- Tom Aldredge, Kevin Bacon, Blanche Baker, Guy Boyd, Gordon Clapp, Mike Colter, Ann Dowd, Noah Fleiss, Enver Gjokaj, Sarah Thompson, Paige Turco, Emily Wickersham, Tom Wopat
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE CAST IN A NEW SERIES:
Fringe (Fox)- Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson, John Noble, Lance Reddick, Jasika Nicole, Kirk Acevedo, Blair Brown, Mark Valley, Leonard Nimoy
Leverage (TNT)- Timothy Hutton, Gina Bellman, Christian Kane, Beth Riesgraf, Aldis Hodge
Life on Mars (ABC)- Jason O’Mara, Michael Imperioli, Gretchen Mol, Jonathan Murphy, Harvey Keitel, Maggie Siff, John Cenatiempo, Tanya Fischer, Lisa Bonet, Jennifer Ferrin, Dean Winters, Edi Gathegi, Peter Gerety, Michael Bertolini
Party Down (Starz)- Lizzy Caplan, Ryan Hansen, Jane Lynch, Ken Marino, Adam Scott, Martin Starr
True Blood (HBO)- Chris Bauer, Kristin Bauer, Nelsan Ellis, Ryan Kwanten, Todd Lowe, Stephen Moyer, Anna Paquin, Jim Parrack, Adina Porter, Carrie Preston, Michael Raymond-James, William Sanderson, Alexander Skarsgård, Lois Smith, Sam Trammell, Rutina Wesley
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Paula Marshall as Sonja (Californication, Showtime)
Carla Gugino as Amanda Daniels (Entourage, HBO)
Sarah Chalke as Stella Zinman (How I Met Your Mother, CBS)
Tina Fey as Sarah Palin (Saturday Night Live, NBC)
Jennifer Aniston as Claire Harper (30 Rock, NBC)
Oprah Winfrey as Herself (30 Rock, NBC)
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES:
Ellen Burstyn as Nancy Dutton (Big Love, HBO) AND as Bernadette Stabler (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, NBC)
Alexis Bledel as Julia Wise (ER, NBC)
Susan Sarandon as Nora (ER, NBC)
Bernadette Peters as Sarabeth Breyers (Grey’s Anatomy, ABC)
Carol Burnett as Bridget “Birdie” Sulloway (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, NBC)
OUTSTANDING GUEST/RECURRING/LIMITED RUN ACTRESS IN A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES:
Agnes Nixon as Aggie (All My Children, ABC) and Agnes (One Life to Live, ABC)
Cady McClain as Rosanna Cabot (As the World Turns, CBS)
Fiona Hutchison as Jenna Bradshaw (Guiding Light, CBS)
Krista Tesreau as Mindy Lewis (Guiding Light, CBS)
Erin Torpey as Megan (One Life to Live, ABC)
Cynthia Sikes as Zara Costelana (The Young and the Restless, CBS)
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A NEW SERIES:
Sherry Stringfield as Marci Allen (In Plain Sight, USA)
CCH Pounder as Andrea Curtin (The Number One Ladies Detective Agency, HBO)
Lois Smith as Adele Stackhouse (True Blood, HBO)
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Alan Alda as Milton Green (30 Rock, NBC)
Will Arnett as Devon Banks (30 Rock, NBC)
Jon Hamm as Dr. Drew Baird (30 Rock, NBC)
Steve Martin as Gavin Volure (30 Rock, NBC)
Albert Brooks as Lenny Botwin (Weeds, Showtime)
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES:
Ted Danson as Arthur Frobisher (Damages, F/X)
Jimmy Smits as Miguel Prado (Dexter, Showtime)
Ernest Borgnine as Paul Manning (ER, NBC)
Glynn Turman as Alex Sr. (In Treatment, HBO)
Michael J. Fox as Dwight (Rescue Me, F/X)
Kurtwood Smith as Sen. Blaine Mayer (24, Fox)
Jon Voight as Jonas Hodges (24, Fox)
OUTSTANDING GUEST/RECURRING/LIMITED RUN ACTOR IN A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES:
John James as Dr. Rick Decker (As the World Turns, CBS)
Montel Williams as Clayton Boudreau (Guiding Light, CBS)
Phil Carey as Asa Buchanan (One Life to Live, ABC)
Mark Derwin as Ben Davidson (One Life to Live, ABC)
Stephen Markle as Mel Hayes (One Life to Live, ABC)
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A NEW SERIES:
Will Ferrell as Ashley Schaeffer (Eastbound and Down, HBO)
Martin Mull as Charlie (Gary Unmarried, CBS)
Joe Mantegna as Lou Manahan (The Starter Wife, USA)
Stephen Root as Eddie (True Blood, HBO)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMER IN A VARIETY, MUSIC, OR COMEDY PROGRAM:
Craig Ferguson (Craig Ferguson: A Wee Bit of Revolution, Comedy Central)
Hugh Jackman (The 81st Annual Academy Awards, ABC)
Kathy Griffin (Kathy Griffin: She’ll Cut a Bitch, Bravo)
Ricky Gervais (Ricky Gervais: Out of England, HBO)
Justin Timberlake (Saturday Night Live, NBC)
Tracey Ullman (Tracey Ullman’s State of the Union, Showtime)
Will Ferrell (Will Ferrell: You’re Welcome, America, HBO)
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OUTSTANDING WRITING IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Californication- “Vaginatown” (Showtime)- Jay Dyer, Writer
How I Met Your Mother- “The Naked Man” (CBS)- Joe Kelly, Writer
The Office- “Stress Relief” (NBC)- Paul Lieberstein, Writer
Parks and Recreation- “Pilot” (NBC)- Greg Daniels and Michael Schur, Writers
Scrubs- “My Finale” (ABC)- Bill Lawrence, Writer
Weeds- “If You Work for a Living…” (Showtime)- Jenji Kohan, Writer
OUTSTANDING WRITING IN A DRAMA SERIES:
Battlestar Galactica- “Daybreak, Part 2” (Sci-Fi)- Ronald D. Moore, Writer
Damages- “I Lied…Too” (F/X)- Glenn Kessler, Todd Kessler, and Daniel Zelman, Writers
ER- “And in the End” (NBC)- John Wells, Writer
ER- “Heal Thyself” (NBC)- David Zabel, Writer
Mad Men- “The Jet Set” (AMC)- Matthew Weiner, Writer
Mad Men- “Meditations in an Emergency” (AMC)- Matthew Weiner & Kater Gordon, Writers
OUTSTANDING WRITING IN A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES:
All My Children (ABC)- Charles Pratt Jr., Head Writer
Guiding Light (CBS)- David Kreizman, Head Writer
One Life to Live (ABC)- Ron Carlivati, Head Writer
The Young and the Restless (CBS)- Maria Arena Bell, Head Writer
OUTSTANDING WRITING IN A VARIETY, MUSIC, OR COMEDY PROGRAM:
The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (Syndicated)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (NBC)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
OUTSTANDING WRITING IN A NEW SERIES:
The Number One Ladies Detective Agency- “Pilot” (HBO)- Richard Curtis & Anthony Minghella, Writers
Parks and Recreation- “Pilot” (NBC)- Greg Daniels & Michael Schur, Writers
Swingtown- “Pilot” (CBS)- Mike Kelley, Writer
True Blood- “Strange Love” (HBO)- Alan Ball, Writer
OUTSTANDING WRITING IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
Generation Kill (HBO)- Ed Burns, David Simon, and Evan Wright, Writers
Grey Gardens (HBO)- Michael Sucsy and Patricia Rozema, Writers
Into the Storm (HBO)- Hugh Whitemore, Writer
Little Dorrit (PBS)- Andrew Davies, Writer
Prayers for Bobby (Lifetime)- Katie Ford, Writer
Taking Chance (HBO)- Ross Katz & Michael Strobl, Writers
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A COMEDY SERIES:
How I Met Your Mother- “The Naked Man” (CBS)- Pamela Fryman, Director
The Office- "Stress Relief"- Jeffrey Blitz, Director
Parks and Recreation- “Pilot” (NBC)- Greg Daniels, Director
Scrubs- “My Last Words” (ABC)- Bill Lawrence, Director
United States of Tara- “Pilot” (Showtime)- Craig Gillespie, Director
Weeds- “Yes, I Can” (Showtime)- Scott Ellis, Director
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A DRAMA SERIES:
Battlestar Galactica- “Daybreak, Part 2” (Sci-Fi)- Michael Ryner, Director
ER- “And In The End” (NBC)- Rod Holcomb, Director
Friday Night Lights- “It Ain’t Easy Being J.D. McCoy” (NBC/The 101)- Patrick Norris, Director
Friday Night Lights- “Tomorrow Blues” (NBC/The 101)- Jeffrey Reiner, Director
Mad Men- “The Jet Set” (AMC)- Phil Abraham, Director
True Blood- “Strange Love” (HBO)- Alan Ball, Director
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES:
All My Children (ABC)- Casey Childs, Conal O’Brien, Mike Pomarico, Angela Tessinari, Steven Williford, Jill Ackles, Michael V. Pomarico, Judy Blye Wilson, Shelley Curtis, Francesca James, Directors
General Hospital (ABC)- Matthew Diamond, Scott McKinsey, Danielle Faraldo, Craig McManus, William Ludel, Phideaux Xavier, Owen Renfroe, Penny Pengra, Christine Magarian, Ron Cates, Peter Fillmore, and Dave MacLeod, Directors
One Life to Live (ABC)- Jill Ackles, Larry Carpenter, Danielle Faraldo, Mary Ryan, Bruce S. Cooperman, Richard Manfredi, Jill Mitwell, Gary Donatelli, Frank Valentini, and Zetna Fuentes, Directors
The Young and the Restless (CBS)- Mike Denney, Dean LaMont, Andy Lee, Sally McDonald, Peter Brinkerhoff, Grant A. Johnson, Directors
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A VARIETY, MUSIC, OR COMEDY PROGRAM:
The 81st Annual Academy Awards (ABC)- Louis J. Horvitz, Director
The 2008 Summer Olympic Games Opening Ceremony (NBC)- Zhang Yimou, Director
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (Syndicated)- Liz Patrick and Lenn Goodside, Directors
Saturday Night Live (NBC)- Don Roy King, Director
The 2008 Tony Awards (CBS)- Glenn Weiss, Director
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE:
Generation Kill (HBO)- Simon Cellan Jones & Susanna White, Directors
Grey Gardens (HBO)- Michael Sucsy, Director
Into the Storm (HBO)- Thaddeus O’Sullivan, Director
Taking Chance (HBO)- Ross Katz, Director
24: Redemption (Fox)- Jon Cassar, Director
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A NEW SERIES:
The Number One Ladies Detective Agency- “Pilot” (HBO)- Anthony Minghella, Director
Parks and Recreation- “Pilot” (NBC)- Greg Daniels, Director
Swingtown- “Pilot” (CBS)- Alan Poul, Director
True Blood- “Strange Love” (HBO)- Alan Ball, Director
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OUTSTANDING NEWS ANCHOR or NEWS SHOW HOST:
Katie Couric (CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, CBS)
Brian Williams (NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, NBC)
Matt Lauer, Meredith Vieira, Al Roker, Ann Curry, Kathie Lee Gifford, and Hoda Kotb (Today, NBC)
Charles Gibson (World News Tonight with Charles Gibson, ABC)
OUTSTANDING TALK SHOW HOST:
Bonnie Hunt (The Bonnie Hunt Show, Syndicated)
Ellen DeGeneres (The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Syndicated)
Steve Wilkos (The Steve Wilkos Show, Syndicated)
Tyra Banks (The Tyra Banks Show, Syndicated)
Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Sherri Shepherd, and Barbara Walters (The View, ABC)
OUTSTANDING SPORTS SHOW HOST:
Bob Costas (The 2008 Summer Olympic Games, NBC)
Lee Corso, Bob Davie, and Kirk Herbstreit (College Football GameDay, ESPN)
Bob Costas, Cris Collinsworth, Jerome Bettis, Tiki Barber, and Keith Olbermann (Football Night in America, NBC)
James Brown, Phil Simms, Dan Marino, & Warren Sapp (Inside the NFL, Showtime)
OUTSTANDING GAME SHOW HOST:
Ben Bailey (Cash Cab, Discovery Channel)
Howie Mandel (Deal or No Deal, NBC & Syndicated)
Alex Trebek (Jeopardy, Syndicated)
Meredith Vieira (Who Wants to Be A Millionaire?, Syndicated)
OUTSTANDING REALITY SHOW HOST:
Phil Keoghan (The Amazing Race, CBS)
Tyra Banks (America's Next Top Model, The CW)
Ryan Seacrest (American Idol, Fox)
Tom Bergeron (Dancing with the Stars, ABC)
Heidi Klum (Project Runway, Bravo)
Jeff Probst (Survivor, CBS)
OUTSTANDING LATE NIGHT HOST:
Chelsea Handler (Chelsea Lately, E!)
Stephen Colbert (The Colbert Report, Comedy Central)
Jon Stewart (The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Comedy Central)
Conan O'Brien (Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC)
Jay Leno (The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC)
BEST LEAD "ACTOR" IN A REALITY PROGRAM:
Kris Allen (American Idol, Fox)
Adam Lambert (American Idol, Fox)
Lance Bass (Dancing with the Stars, ABC)
Jon Gosselin (Jon and Kate Plus Eight, TLC)
Bob Crowley (Survivor: Gabon, CBS)
BEST LEAD "ACTRESS" IN A REALITY PROGRAM:
Joan Rivers (Celebrity Apprentice, NBC)
Brooke Burke (Dancing with the Stars, ABC)
Shawn Johnson (Dancing with the Stars, ABC)
Kate Gosselin (Jon and Kate Plus Eight, TLC)
Kenley Collins (Project Runway, Bravo)
BEST SUPPORTING "ACTOR" IN A REALITY PROGRAM:
Anoop Desai (American Idol, Fox)
Rocco DiSpirito (Dancing with the Stars, ABC)
Lawrence Taylor (Dancing with the Stars, ABC)
Suede Baum (Project Runway, Bravo)
Ken Hoang (Survivor: Gabon, CBS)
BEST SUPPORTING "ACTRESS" IN A REALITY PROGRAM:
Megan Joy (American Idol, Fox)
Melissa Rivers (Celebrity Apprentice, NBC)
Cloris Leachman (Dancing with the Stars, ABC)
Susan Lucci (Dancing with the Stars, ABC)
Kelli Martin (Project Runway, Bravo)
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OUTSTANDING CUTEST COUPLE IN A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES:
Darnell Williams & Debbi Morgan (All My Children, ABC)
Van Hansis & Jake Silbermann (As the World Turns, CBS)
Crystal Chappell & Jessica Leccia (Guiding Light, CBS)
Daniel Cosgrove & Marcy Rylan (Guiding Light, CBS)
Kim Zimmer and either Robert Newman or Bradley Cole (Guiding Light, CBS)
John Driscoll & Beth Chamberlin (Guiding Light, CBS)
OUTSTANDING CUTEST COUPLE IN A COMEDY SERIES:
David Duchovny and Natasha McElhone (Californication, Showtime)
Paula Marshall and either David Duchovny (Californication, Showtime) or Jay Mohr (Gary Unmarried, CBS)
John Krasinski & Jenna Fischer (The Office, NBC)
Anna Friel & Lee Pace (Pushing Daisies, ABC)
Andy Samberg and Special Guest Star Justin Timberlake (with Patricia Clarkson & Susan Sarandon) (Saturday Night Live, NBC)
Hunter Parrish & Special Guest Star Julie Bowen (Weeds, Showtime)
OUTSTANDING CUTEST COUPLE IN A PRIMETIME DRAMA SERIES:
Bill Paxton, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Chloe Sevigny, and Ginnifer Goodwin (Big Love, HBO)
Emily Deschanel & David Boreanaz (Bones, Fox)
Kyle Chandler & Connie Britton (Friday Night Lights, NBC/The 101)
Hugh Laurie & Lisa Edelstein (House, Fox)
Jon Hamm & January Jones (Mad Men, AMC)
Anna Paquin & Stephen Moyer (True Blood, HBO)
OUTSTANDING DAYTIME TANDEM:
Jessica Leccia & Crystal Chappell (Guiding Light, CBS)
Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa (Live with Regis & Kelly, Syndicated)
Matt Lauer & Meredith Vieira (Today, NBC)
OUTSTANDING DUO IN A PRIMETIME DRAMA PROGRAM:
Jeanne Tripplehorn, Chloe Sevigny, & Ginnifer Goodwin (Big Love, HBO)
Emily Deschanel & David Boreanaz (Bones, Fox)
William Shatner & James Spader (Boston Legal, ABC)
Jill Scott & Anika Noni Rose (The Number One Ladies Detective Agency, HBO)
OUTSTANDING REALITY JUDGES:
Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell, and Kara DiGiordi (American Idol, Fox)
Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli, and Carrie Ann Inaba (Dancing with the Stars, ABC)
Nina Garcia and Michael Kors (Project Runway, Bravo)
OUTSTANDING DUO IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Johnny Galecki & Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory, CBS)
Jemaine Clement & Bret McKenzie (Flight of the Conchords, HBO)
Charlie Sheen & Jon Cryer (Two and a Half Men, CBS)
OUTSTANDING VILLAIN IN A TELEVISION PROGRAM:
Dr. Rick Decker (As the World Turns, CBS)
Owen (The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS)
Miguel Prado (Dexter, Showtime)
Jonas Hodges (24, Fox)
Esteban (Weeds, Showtime)
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CASTING:
(COMEDY)
Californication (Showtime)
Gary Unmarried (CBS)
The Office (NBC)
Parks & Recreation (NBC)
30 Rock (NBC)
(DRAMA)
Damages (F/X)
ER (NBC)
In Treatment (HBO)
Mad Men (AMC)
True Blood (HBO)
24 (Fox)
(DAYTIME DRAMA)
As the World Turns (CBS)
General Hospital (ABC)
The Young and the Restless (CBS)
(MINISERIES OR MOVIE)
Generation Kill (HBO)
Grey Gardens (HBO)
House of Saddam (HBO)
Prayers for Bobby (Lifetime)
24: Redemption (Fox)
EDITING:
(COMEDY)
Californication (Showtime)
Entourage (HBO)
Flight of the Conchords (HBO)
The Office (NBC)
Parks & Recreation (NBC)
(PRIMETIME DRAMA)
Dexter (Showtime)
Heroes (NBC)
House (Fox)
Lost (ABC)
Mad Men (AMC)
The Tudors (Showtime)
(DAYTIME DRAMA)
General Hospital (ABC)
Guiding Light (CBS)
One Life to Live (ABC)
The Young and the Restless (CBS)
(MINISERIES OR MOVIE)
The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (CBS)
Generation Kill (HBO)
Grey Gardens (HBO)
Prayers for Bobby (Lifetime)
24: Redemption (Fox)
(SPECIAL CLASS)
Celebrity Apprentice (NBC)
Hell's Kitchen (Fox)
High School Reunion (TVLand)
Jon and Kate Plus Eight (TLC)
Survivor (CBS)
CINEMATOGRAPHY:
(COMEDY)
The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
Californication (Showtime)
Entourage (HBO)
How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
Samantha Who? (ABC)
United States of Tara (Showtime)
(PRIMETIME DRAMA)
Damages (F/X)
Dexter (Showtime)
Heroes (NBC)
In Treatment (HBO)
Mad Men (AMC)
(DAYTIME DRAMA)
All My Children (ABC)
Days of Our Lives (NBC)
One Life to Live (ABC)
(MINISERIES OR MOVIE)
The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (CBS)
Generation Kill (HBO)
Grey Gardens (HBO)
Into the Storm (HBO)
24: Redemption (Fox)
(SPECIAL CLASS)
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC)
High School Reunion (TVLand)
Jon and Kate Plus Eight (TLC)
Project Runway (Bravo)
Survivor (CBS)
This American Life (Showtime)
ART DIRECTION:
(COMEDY)
The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
Californication (Showtime)
Desperate Housewives (ABC)
Entourage (HBO)
Pushing Daisies (ABC)
(PRIMETIME DRAMA)
ER (NBC)
Friday Night Lights (NBC)
Gossip Girl (The CW)
Mad Men (AMC)
True Blood (HBO)
The Tudors (Showtime)
(DAYTIME DRAMA)
The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)
Days of Our Lives (NBC)
The Young and the Restless (CBS)
(MINISERIES OR MOVIE)
Grey Gardens (HBO)
House of Saddam (HBO)
Into the Storm (HBO)
The Last Templar (NBC)
Taking Chance (HBO)
(SPECIAL CLASS)
The 35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (ABC)
High School Reunion (TVLand)
The 2008 Tony Awards (CBS)
COSTUMES:
(COMEDY)
Desperate Housewives (ABC)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
30 Rock (NBC)
Ugly Betty (ABC)
Weeds (Showtime)
(PRIMETIME DRAMA)
Damages (F/X)
Life on Mars (ABC)
Mad Men (AMC)
Swingtown (CBS)
The Tudors (Showtime)
(DAYTIME DRAMA)
As the World Turns (CBS)
Days of Our Lives (NBC)
The Young and the Restless (CBS)
(MINISERIES OR MOVIE)
Grey Gardens (HBO)
Little Dorrit (PBS)
Loving Leah (CBS)
SOUND MIXING:
(COMEDY)
Californication (Showtime)
Entourage (HBO)
Family Guy (Fox)
The Office (NBC)
Scrubs (ABC)
(PRIMETIME DRAMA)
Breaking Bad (AMC)
Dexter (Showtime)
ER (NBC)
Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
The Tudors (Showtime)
24 (Fox)
(DAYTIME DRAMA)
All My Children (ABC)
General Hospital (ABC)
Guiding Light (CBS)
The Young and the Restless (CBS)
(MINISERIES OR MOVIE)
Generation Kill (HBO)
House of Saddam (HBO)
Into the Storm (HBO)
Prayers for Bobby (Lifetime)
24: Redemption (Fox)
(SPECIAL CLASS)
American Idol (Fox)
Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
High School Reunion (TVLand)
Survivor (CBS)
SOUND EDITING:
(PRIMETIME SERIES)
Dexter (Showtime)
Family Guy (Fox)
Friday Night Lights (NBC)
Heroes (NBC)
True Blood (HBO)
24 (Fox)
(DAYTIME DRAMA)
All My Children (ABC)
General Hospital (ABC)
The Young and the Restless (CBS)
(MINISERIES OR MOVIE)
Generation Kill (HBO)
House of Saddam (HBO)
Into the Storm (HBO)
24: Redemption (Fox)
HAIRSTYLING:
(COMEDY)
Desperate Housewives (ABC)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Ugly Betty (ABC)
(PRIMETIME DRAMA)
Gossip Girl (The CW)
Mad Men (AMC)
The Number One Ladies Detective Agency (HBO)
Swingtown (CBS)
(DAYTIME DRAMA)
All My Children (ABC)
As the World Turns (CBS)
Guiding Light (CBS)
The Young and the Restless (CBS)
(MINISERIES OR MOVIE)
Grey Gardens (HBO)
Living Proof (Lifetime)
Loving Leah (CBS)
MAKEUP:
(SERIES)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (CBS)
Dexter (Showtime)
Guiding Light (CBS)
The Tudors (Showtime)
The Young and the Restless (CBS)
(MINISERIES OR MOVIE)
Grey Gardens (HBO)
House of Saddam (HBO)
Into the Storm (HBO)
Loving Leah (CBS)
ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC COMPOSITION OR DIRECTION:
(SERIES)
American Idol (Fox)
Dancing With the Stars (ABC)
Saturday Night Live- “Mother Lover” (NBC)
Sesame Street (PBS)
South Park- “Elementary School the Musical” (Comedy Central)
(MINISERIES OR MOVIE)
Grey Gardens (HBO)
House of Saddam (HBO)
Into the Storm (HBO)
Little Dorrit (PBS)
(VARIETY SPECIAL)
The 81st Annual Academy Awards (ABC)
Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular (CBS)
The 2008 Tony Awards (CBS)
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY:
Dancing With the Stars (ABC)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
So You Think You Can Dance? (Fox)
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS:
Battlestar Galactica (Sci-Fi)
General Hospital (ABC)
Heroes (NBC)
24 (Fox)
OUTSTANDING VOICE OVER:
Seth McFarlane (Family Guy, Fox)
Hank Azaria (The Simpsons, Fox)
Nancy Cartwright (The Simpsons, Fox)
Trey Parker & Matt Stone (South Park, Comedy Central)
OUTSTANDING STUNTWORK:
General Hospital (ABC)
Heroes (NBC)
24 (Fox)
OUTSTANDING MAIN TITLE THEME MUSIC:
Fringe (Fox)- Michael Giacchino, Composer
Life on Mars (ABC)- Peter Nashel, Composer
Parks & Recreation (NBC)- Wesley Emblidge, Composer
OUTSTANDING MAIN TITLE DESIGN:
Fringe (Fox)
Number One Ladies Detective Agency (HBO)
Swingtown (CBS)
True Blood (HBO)
Weeds (Showtime)
MOST MISSED SERIES:
Battlestar Galactica (Sci-Fi, 2004-2009)
ER (NBC, 1994-2009)
MAD TV (Fox, 1995-2009)
Pushing Daisies (ABC, 2007-2009)
The Shield (F/X, 2002-2008)
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EPISODE OF THE YEAR (COMEDY/VARIETY):
How I Met Your Mother- “The Naked Man” (CBS; Written by Joe Kelly, Directed by Pamela Fryman)
Saturday Night Live- “Mother Lover” (NBC)
Saturday Night Live- “Sarah Palin and Sarah Palin” (with Josh Brolin) (NBC)
South Park- "About Last Night" (Comedy Central; Written & Directed by Trey Parker)
South Park- "Elementary School the Musical" (Comedy Central; Written & Directed by Trey Parker)
EPISODE OF THE YEAR (REALITY):
American Idol- “Songs of Michael Jackson” (Fox)
American Idol- Finale (Fox)
Jon and Kate Plus Eight- Season 5 Premiere (TLC)
Project Runway- “Lipstick Jungle” Challenge (Bravo)
EPISODE OF THE YEAR (PRIMETIME DRAMA):
Battlestar Galactica- “Daybreak” (Sci-Fi, Written by Ronald D. Moore, Directed by Michael Ryner)
ER- “And In The End” (NBC; Written by John Wells, Directed by Rod Holcomb)
Grey’s Anatomy- “Dream a Little Dream of Me” (ABC; Written by Shonda Rhimes, Directedy by Rob Corn)
Mad Men- “The Jet Set” (AMC; Written by Matthew Weiner, Directed by Phil Abraham)
The Number One Ladies Detective Agency- “Pilot” (HBO; Written by Richard Curtis and Anthony Minghella, Directed by Anthony Minghella)
EPISODE OF THE YEAR (DAYTIME):
All My Children- Tornado (ABC)
General Hospital- Sweeps 24 Event (ABC)
Guiding Light- “The Return of Phillippe/Coop’s Death” (CBS)
One Life to Live- "40th Anniversary" (ABC)
The Young and the Restless- "Sabrina’s Death" (CBS)
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMER:
Toni Collette (The United States of Tara, Showtime)
Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad, AMC)
Anna Paquin (True Blood, HBO)
Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory, CBS)
Alison Pill (In Treatment, HBO)
PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR:
Jeanne Cooper (The Young and the Restless, CBS)
Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad, AMC)
Igal Naor (House of Saddam, HBO)
Justin Timberlake & Andy Samberg (Saturday Night Live, “Mother Lover”, NBC)
Sigourney Weaver (Prayers for Bobby, Lifetime)
Bryan Awards Hall of Fame Recipients:
SHOWS:
Jeopardy (NBC, 1964-1975, 1978-1979; Syndication 1984-)
The Price is Right (CBS, 1956-1965, 1972-)
INDIVIDUALS:
(Daytime)
Art Fleming
Joan Ganz Cooney
Merv Griffin
Fred Rogers
Alex Trebek
Oprah Winfrey
(Primetime)
The Lennon Sisters (Dianne, Peggy, Kathy, and Janet)
Quinn Martin
Ed McMahon
Telly Savalas
Robert Stack
Bryan Awards Governor’s Award:
RECIPIENTS:
ER (NBC, September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009) for 15 years on the air
Guiding Light (CBS, June 30, 1952 to September 18, 2009) for 72 years of broadcast history
The Simpsons (Fox, December 17, 1989 to present) for 20 years on the air
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FINAL TALLY (Excluding News and Sports):
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25 Nominations- Guiding Light (CBS)
22 Nominations- True Blood (HBO), The Young and the Restless (CBS)
17 Nominations- Grey Gardens (HBO), Mad Men (AMC)
15 Nominations- 30 Rock (NBC), Saturday Night Live (NBC), One Life to Live (ABC)
14 Nominations- All My Children (ABC)
13 Nominations- As the World Turns (CBS), Dancing With the Stars (ABC), Weeds (Showtime)
12 Nominations- Generation Kill (HBO), The Office (NBC)
11 Nominations- Californication (Showtime), Into the Storm (HBO), 24 (Fox)
10 Nominations- American Idol (Fox), ER (NBC), Parks and Recreation (NBC)
9 Nominations- Damages (F/X), Dexter (Showtime), General Hospital (ABC)
8 Nominations- Friday Night Lights (NBC/The 101), Project Runway (Bravo), 24: Redemption (Fox), The United States of Tara (Showtime)
7 Nominations- The Big Bang Theory (CBS), How I Met Your Mother (CBS), In Treatment (HBO), Life on Mars (ABC), Little Dorrit (PBS), The Number One Ladies Detective Agency (HBO), Prayers for Bobby (Lifetime)
6 Nominations- Big Love (HBO), Days of Our Lives (NBC), Entourage (HBO), Gary Unmarried (CBS), Heroes (NBC), Jon and Kate Plus Eight (TLC) Taking Chance (HBO)
5 Nominations- Battlestar Galactica (Sci-Fi), Breaking Bad (AMC), Desperate Housewives (ABC), Grey’s Anatomy (ABC), High School Reunion (TVLand), South Park (Comedy Central), Swingtown (CBS)
4 Nominations- The 81st Annual Academy Awards (ABC), The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (CBS), The Ellen DeGeneres Show (Syndicated), Gossip Girl (The CW), Loving Leah- Hallmark Hall of Fame (CBS), Scrubs (ABC), The 2008 Tony Awards (CBS)
3 Nominations- The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS), The Colbert Report (Comedy Central), The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central), Fringe (Fox), In Plain Sight (USA), The Mentalist (CBS), Party Down (Starz), Pushing Daisies (ABC), The Simpsons (Fox)
2 Nominations- Bones (Fox), Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular (CBS), The Bonnie Hunt Show (Syndicated), Celebrity Apprentice (NBC), Craig Ferguson: A Wee Bit o’ Revolution (Comedy Central), Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC), Kathy Griffin: She’ll Cut a Bitch (Bravo), Law & Order: SVU (NBC), Samantha Who (ABC), The Steve Wilkos Show (Syndicated), 2008 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony (NBC), The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (NBC), Two and a Half Men (CBS), Ugly Betty (ABC), Will Ferrell: You’re Welcome, America (HBO)
1 Nomination- America’s Next Top Model (The CW), American Dad (Fox), Chelsea Lately (E!), The Doctors (Syndicated), Eastbound and Down (HBO), ER Retrospective (NBC), The 35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (ABC), Farrah’s Story (NBC), Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (TNT), Head Case (Starz), Hell’s Kitchen (ABC), Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (Bravo), King Lear (PBS), The Late Show with David Letterman (CBS), Living Proof (Lifetime), Lost (ABC), Rachael Ray (Syndicated), Rescue Me (F/X), The Shield (F/X), So You Think You Can Dance (Fox), Stand Up to Cancer (Various), The Starter Wife (USA), The Super Bowl XLIII Halftime Show (NBC), Sybil (CBS), 30 Days (F/X), This American Life (Showtime), The Tyra Banks Show (Syndicated), The View (ABC), Worst Week (CBS)
FINAL TALLY BY NETWORK:
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ABC- 91 Nominations
AMC- 22 Nominations
Bravo- 12 Nominations
CBS- 126 Nominations
The CW- 5 Nominations
Comedy Central- 13 Nominations
DirectTV’s The 101- 9 Nominations
F/X- 11 Nominations
Fox- 57 Nominations
HBO- 116 Nominations
Lifetime- 8 Nominations
MTV- 1 Nomination
NBC- 114 Nominations
PBS- 11 Nominations
Showtime- 51 Nominations
Starz- 4 Nominations
Syndication- 18 Nominations
TLC- 5 Nominations
TNT- 8 Nominations
TV Land- 4 Nominations
USA- 4 Nominations
MOST NOMINATED SHOW BY SELECTED NETWORKS:
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ABC- One Life to Live (15 nominations)
AMC- Mad Men (17 nominations)
CBS- Guiding Light (25 nominations)
Comedy Central- South Park (5 nominations)
Direct TV’s The 101- Friday Night Lights (9 nominations)
F/X- Damages (9 nominations)
HBO- True Blood (22 nominations)
Lifetime- Prayers for Bobby (7 nominations)
NBC- (tie) 30 Rock & Saturday Night Live (15 nominations)
PBS- Little Dorrit, Masterpiece Theatre (7 nominations)
Sci-Fi- Battlestar Galactica (5 nominations)
Showtime- Weeds (13 nominations)
Starz- Party Down (3 Nominations)
MOST NOMINATED SHOW BY GENRE:
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Comedy: 30 Rock (15 Nominations)
Daytime Soap: Guiding Light (26 Nominations)
Drama: True Blood (22 Nominations)
Late Night TV: Saturday Night Live (15 Nominations)
Period: Mad Men (18 Nominations)
Reality: Dancing With the Stars (13 Nominations)
Sci-Fi: True Blood (22 Nominations)
TV Movie: Grey Gardens (17 Nominations)
SOURCES:
Wikipedia
Internet Movie Database
Tv.com
http://www.starz.com/originals/HeadCase/Cast
The Sidney Awards (for character names of nominated actors)
Little Dorrit- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/littledorrit/credits.html
# 1 Ladies Detective Agency- http://www.hbo.com/no1ladiesdetectiveagency/cast/
2008 Tony Awards- http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/archive/ceremonies/2008.html
Grey Gardens- http://www.hbo.com/films/greygardens/cast/index.html
Into the Storm- http://www.hbo.com/films/intothestorm/cast/index.html